Category: recalls

Eggs recalled in Canada due to Salmonella contamination

Burnbrae Farms has recalled certain lot codes of six brands of shell eggs due to possible Salmonella contamination.

The recall was triggered by test results. No illnesses have been linked to the recalled products.

The following list of recalled eggs are known to have been distributed in British Columbia, Manitoba, and Ontario, and may have been distributed in other Canadian provinces and territories.

  • Compliments brand Extra Large Size White Eggs (12/pkg; UPC 0 55742 35751 6; Lot code BB 2025 FE 22; from 8 P**0021320 up to and including 8 P**0021720 (**= 03 to 32))
  • Compliments brand Large Size White Eggs (12/pkg; UPC 0 55742 35750 9; Lot code BB 2025 MR 01; from 8 P**0101145 up to and including 8 P**0101800 (** = 03 to 32))
  • Compliments brand Large Size White Eggs (18/pkg; UPC 0 55742 35756 1; Lot code BB 2025 MR 01; from 8 P**0101145 up to and including 8 P**0101800 (**= 03 to 32))
  • Foremost brand Large Size Eggs (18/pkg; UPC 0 61483 05666 3; Lot codes BB 2025 FE 22; from 8 P**0021320 up to and including 8 P**0021720 (** = 03 to 32) and BB 2025 MR 01; from 8 P**0101145 up to and including 8 P**0101800 (** = 03 to 32))
  • Golden Valley Eggs brand Extra Large Size Eggs (30/pkg; UPC 0 55799 10301 2; Lot code BB 2025 MR 01 * 010 (*= C, D, E, F or H); from C6 1145 010 up to and including C6 1800 010)
  • Golden Valley Eggs brand Jumbo Size Eggs (20/pkg; UPC 0 55799 10310 4; Lot code BB 2025 FE 22 * 002 (*= A, C, D, E or F); from 1320 Est 8 up to and including 1720 Est 8)
  • Golden Valley Eggs brand Large Size Eggs (2 x 30/pkg; UPC 0 55799 10503 0; Lot code BB 2025 FE 22 * 002 (* = A, C, D, E or F); from 1320 Est 8 up to and including 1720 Est 8)
  • Golden Valley Eggs brand Large Size Eggs (30/pkg; UPC 0 55799 10303 6; Lot codes BB 2025 MR 01 * 010 (* = C, D, E, F or H); from C6 1145 010 up to and including C6 1800 010 and BB 2025 MR 01 * 010 (* = C, D, E, F or H); from C4 1145 010 up to and including C4 1800 010)
  • Golden Valley Eggs brand White Extra Large Size Eggs (18/pkg; UPC 0 55799 11101 7; Lot code BB 2025 MR 01; from 8 P**0101145 up to and including 8 P**0101800 (**= 03 to 32))
  • Golden Valley Eggs brand White Large Size Eggs (12/pkg; UPC 0 55799 10103 2; Lot code BB 2025 MR 01; from 8 P**0101145 up to and including 8 P**0101800 (** = 03 to 32))
  • IGA brand Extra Large Eggs (12/pkg; UPC 0 55742 05119 3; Lot code BB 2025 FE 22; from 8 P**0021320 up to and including 8 P**0021720 (** = 03 to 32))
  • no name brand Large Size Eggs (12/pkg; UPC 0 60383 66414 5; Lot code BB 2025 MR 01; from 8 P**0101145 up to and including 8 P**0101800 (**= 03 to 32))
  • no name brand Large Size Eggs (30/pkg; UPC 0 60383 22293 2; Lot codes BB 2025 FE 22 * 002 (*= C, D, E, F or H); from C6 1320 002 up to and including C6 1720 002, BB 2025 MR 01 * 010 (*= C, D, E, F or H); from C6 1145 010 up to and including C6 1800 010, and BB 2025 MR 01 * 010 (*= C, D, E, F or H); from C4 1145 010 up to and including C4 1800 010)
  • no name brand Large Size Eggs (30/pkg; UPC 0 60383 22293 2; Lot code BB 2025 FE 16 BW24 354 M)
  • Western Family brand Extra Large Size White Eggs (12/pkg; UPC 0 62639 41011 7; Lot codes BB 2025 FE 22; from 8 P**0021320 up to and including 8 P**0021720 (** = 03 to 32) and BB 2025 MR 01; from 8 P**0101145 up to and including 8 P**0101800 (** = 03 to 32))
  • Western Family brand Large Size White Eggs (30/pkg; UPC 0 62639 39498 1; Lot code BB 2025 MR 01 * 010 (* = C, D, E, F or H); from C4 1145 010 up to and including C4 1800 010)

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is verifying that all recalled product has been removed from the market and is conducting a food safety investigation that may lead to additional recalls.

What you need to know

  • If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, contact your healthcare provider
  • Check to see if you have recalled products
  • Do not consume, serve, use, sell, or distribute recalled products
  • Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased
  • Consumers who are unsure if they have purchased the recalled products are advised to contact their retailer

Food contaminated with Salmonella may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious and sometimes deadly infections. Healthy people may experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.

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FDA finds Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes in ANSWERS raw dog foods. Issues Advisory

September 23, 2024

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued an Advisory to pet owners, recommending that they not feed certain ANSWERS raw dog foods to their pets.

The FDA collected and analyzed unopened retail samples of these products following receipt of three consumer complaints about sick dogs.

Two of the following products were found to be contaminated with Salmonella, one with Listeria monocytogenes, and one with both Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. All four products were packaged in 4-lb. (half-gallon) cartons.

  • Answers Pet Food Raw Beef Detailed Formula for Dogs
    • UPC/bar code number: 856554002102
    • BUBD: May 06 2026
  • Answers Pet Food Raw Beef Straight Formula for Dogs
    • UPC/bar code number: 856554002072
    • BUBD: Jan 31 2026
  • Answers Pet Food Straight Chicken Formula for Dogs
    • UPC/bar code number: 856554002065
    • BUBD: Jan 02 2026
  • Answers Pet Food Straight Chicken Formula for Dogs
    • UPC/bar code number: 856554002065
    • BUBD: Mar 11 2026

ANSWERS raw pet foods are manufactured by Lystn LLC. The products are sold on-line and in retail stores across the United States.

Company voluntarily withdraws products

Lystn, LLC, dba ANSWERS Pet Food announced a voluntary withdrawal of the four contaminated product batches, but stopped short of initiating a full recall. In announcing the product withdrawal, the company took pains to state that, “No illnesses associated with these lots have been confirmed.“

The FDA has not revealed whether one or more of the BUBD dates of the products in which it found Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes corresponds to products consumed by the sick dogs. (Note: ANSWERS does not use lot codes. Instead, a “Best If Used By” date (BUBD) is stamped on each package.)

Why did the FDA issue an Advisory?

As is usual in this type of situation, the FDA requests/recommends that a manufacturer initiate a voluntary product recall. This action triggers a standard oversight and follow-up by the agency to ensure that all of the contaminated product has been removed from the marketplace. The FDA also oversees the safe disposal of recalled product that has been recovered by the manufacturer.

In this instance, the company has declined to initiate a formal recall.

Due to concerns that a product withdrawal might not be adequate to ensure the safety of pets and their human companions, the FDA has reached out directly to consumers, explaining that, “To date, the firm has not initiated an adequate recall of the affected products.“

What the FDA wants consumers to know

If you have any of the Answers Pet Food products listed above, stop feeding it to your pets and throw it away in a secure container where other animals, including wildlife, cannot access it. Do not donate the food.

The Best Used By Date can be found on a sticker on the carton. If you no longer have the packaging or can’t read the Best Used By Date, throw the food away. 

Consumers who have had these products in their homes should clean and disinfect all pet supplies, including all storage containers, bowls, utensils, food prep surfaces, pet bedding, litter boxes, toys, floors, and any other surfaces that the food or pet may have had contact with, including your refrigerator or freezer. Clean up the pet’s feces in places where people or other animals may become exposed. Consumers should thoroughly wash their hands after handling the product or cleaning up potentially contaminated items and surfaces.

How to report a pet illness to the FDA

People who think their pets have become ill after consuming contaminated pet food should first contact their veterinarians. Veterinarians who wish to have pets tested for Salmonella and L. mono may do so through the Veterinary Laboratory Investigation and Response Network (Vet-LIRN Network) if the pet is from a household with a person infected with Salmonella or L. mono. 

The FDA encourages consumers to report complaints about pet food products electronically through the Safety Reporting Portal. Additionally, consumers can visit the SmartHub – Safety Intake Portal – Report a Product Problem (fda.gov) to obtain electronic assistance with submitting a report.

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Whiskas® Cat Food Recall – Canada

Mars Petcare Canada is recalling a number of Whiskas® dry cat food products due to a raw ingredient quality issue.

Mars Petcare has not received any consumer complaints related to this issue.

The voluntary recall is limited to the following list of products.

Product DescriptionUPCBest by dates
WHISKAS MEATY SELECTION Dry Cat Food With Real Chicken 12X670G0 58496 43320 86/13/2022 – 7/19/2022
WHISKAS MEATY SELECTIONS Dry Cat Food With Real Chicken, 2kg Bag0 58496 70322 66/23/2022-8/12/2022
WHISKAS MEATY SELECTIONS Dry Cat Food With Real Chicken, 4kg Bag0 58496 70124 67/17/2022-8/12/2022
WHISKAS MEATY SELECTIONS Dry Cat Food with Real Chicken, 9.1kg Bag0 58496 70329 56/16/2022-8/17/2022
WHISKAS MEATY SELECTIONS Dry Cat Food with Real Chicken 11.6kg Bag0 58496 44481 5
6/24/2022-7/22/2022

WHISKAS Dry Cat Food Beef Selections Natural Beef Flavour, 2 kg, Bag0 58496 43351 26/25/2022-8/6/2022
WHISKAS Dry Cat Food – Beef Flavour, 9.1kg Bag0 58496 43353 68/13/2022
WHISKAS SEAFOOD SELECTIONS Dry Cat Food With Real Salmon, 2kg Bag0 58496 70332 56/25/2022-8/18/2022
WHISKAS SEAFOOD SELECTIONS Dry Cat Food With Real Salmon, 4kg Bag0 58496 02681 38/9/2022-8/10/2022
WHISKAS Dry Cat Food – Indoor With Real Chicken, 3kg Bag0 58496 42153 37/19/2022
WHISKAS Dry Cat Food Indoor With Real Chicken, 1.5 kg, Bag0 58496 23285 66/23/2022-7/19/2022
WHISKAS Dry Cat Food With Real Tuna, 9.1 kg Bag0 58496 43469 46/25/2022-8/7/2022
WHISKAS Dry Kitten Food With Real Chicken, 1.5 kg Bag0 58496 70310 37/18/2022
WHISKAS SEAFOOD SELECTIONS Dry Cat Food With Real Salmon, 9.1kg Bag0 58496 42152 66/26/2022- 8/13/2022
The UPC and Best by dates are printed on the front of the package, as shown in this photo.

The affected products were manufactured in Canada and distributed to retailers across Canada.

Pet food for domestic consumption not regulated in Canada

Pet food imported into Canada from other countries must meet specific safety standards. Likewise, pet food manufactured in Canada for export to the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union must meet the food safety standards for those countries.

However, pet food and pet treats manufactured in Canada and distributed solely in Canada is not subject to food safety inspection or regulation by any Canadian government authority.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health Canada will only post recall notices for pet foods and pet treats in the event of a risk to human health.

For more information

Consumers with questions about the recall are encouraged to call the company’s consumer care team at 1-800-667-2424 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. EST weekdays and 9:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. EST on weekends or visit https://www.whiskas.ca/en/update.